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By Daniel A. Rober

Recognizing the present places twentieth-century Catholic theological conversations on nature and beauty, quite these of Henri de Lubac and Karl Rahner, into discussion with Continental philosophy, significantly the concept of Jean-Luc Marion and Paul Ricoeur. It argues renewed theology of nature and charm needs to construct at the accomplishments of the hot prior whereas acknowledging that an engagement with the political is unavoidable for theology. finally, the purpose is to restore and develop dialogue of nature and beauty by means of drawing jointly the insights of latest theologians and Continental philosophers. Too frequently those parts of inquiry stay rather separate, partly because of differing priorities. This paintings attempts to open that dialog, partially through severely mentioning, in discussion with Ricoeur, the necessity in Marion’s paintings for an acknowledgment of popularity, reciprocity, and the political. It therefore argues for a theology of nature and beauty by way of acceptance of the reward, drawing out the reciprocal and political nature of present and givenness against these, together with Marion, who may search to prevent politics and reciprocity as a formal street of inquiry for theology.

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